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Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Antecubital Fossa Elbow ... Flexion Biceps ... Thumb Wrist Extension ... Middle Finger Elbow ... differential #diagnosis #Neurology
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Axillary Nerve Shoulder ... Radial Nerve Wrist ... Gluteal Nerve Knee ... MuscleGroups #MSK #Orthopedics ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Biceps Load Test - Shoulder Examination

To perform the Biceps Load Test supinate the arm, abduct shoulder
flex the elbow ... resistance against elbow ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... - C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... Anterior Shoulder ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Biceps Tension Test 

To perform the Biceps Tension Test supinate the arm, abduct the shoulder to
to 90 degrees, flex ... the elbow to 90 ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
left side should ... The examiner should ... The biceps reflex ... the patient's elbow ... The triceps reflex
The inverted or paradoxical triceps reflex consists of flexion of the elbow in response to percussion
reflex consists ... flexion of the elbow ... of the seventh and ... #reflex #clinical ... #video #neurology
Sulcus Sign on Shoulder Exam

Positive sulcus sign in a shoulder with multidirectional instability.

Downward force applied at
applied at the elbow ... between the acromion and ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
normally elicits elbow ... extension and wrist ... #neurology #clinical ... #physicalexam #orthopedics ... #msk #sports #IRR
Bicep muscle injury - Yergason Test - 1. Position patient's elbow at 90 degrees with thumb
Bicep muscle injury ... patient supinate and ... flex elbow against ... resistance (holding at wrist ... Diagnosis #Ortho #Sports